Prevalence of Depression and Associated Factors Among Post Stroke Patients at St Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, A.A, Ethiopia

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Abstract BackgroundDepression is one of the most common neuropsychiatric complications after stroke. ObjectiveTo assess the prevalence and factors associated with depression among stroke patients among post stroke patients at St Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, A.A, EthiopiaMethodA hospital based cross sectional study design was conducted among 159 post stroke patients who were on follow up at SPHMMC neurology OPD from March-July, 2018 by using Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Bivariate as well as multivariate logistic regressions were used to identify associated factors. 𝑝 value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results The prevalence of post stroke depression is 43.4 %. Factors associated with increased risk of depression after strokes are age between 45 and 64 and shorter duration after the diagnosis of strokes (less than 3 months and between 3 to 6 months). Conclusion and recommendationPSD occurs in nearly half of the stroke patients. Age and time from diagnosis of stroke affect development of depression after stroke. We recommend that every stroke patient should be screened for depression as part of a comprehensive post stroke care.

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